i m katy tur. millions have voted. 34 million to be exact. billions with a b have been spent on ads. candidates in just about every potential plate of their potential constituents, and with four days to go, who is gettable, and trying to flip the switch in a last minute undecided voter s head. what about a celebrity endorsement? oprah winfrey just got behind the pennsylvania senate candidate john fetterman, instead of mehmet oz, a regular guest on her old talk show and she inserted herself into the dead heat race and if she lived there, she would have voted fetterman quote for many reasons. and more than just another celebrity endorsement, a pointed and personal snap, from the woman who basically gave dr. oz a thing, who gave him the platform and the face recognition and he has been running his whole campaign off of, how much of the oprah seal of approval actually have? back in 2008 it was estimated her endorsement of barack obama in the democratic presidential primary gene
hello. i m dana bash with wolf blitzer in washington. it is the top of the hour and we re tracking this historic and chaotic donald trump testimony in new york. the former president is taking the stand in his own defense, facing a civil fraud trial that could determine his future as a businessman and his political prospects. court is in recess for lunch. so far, trump has been on the stand for nearly three hours. and, dana, he s used much of that time to filibuster and rail against the judge, and that s very significant. trump keeps attacking and disobeying the judge, even though the fate of trump s family business is in that judge s hands. there is no jury in this civil trial. we have cnn s indkate kaitlan collins outside the courthouse. bring us up to speed the testimony that has gone on and what we anticipate. reporter: yeah, wolf, it has been tense, to say the least, inside that courtroom. there was a brief period where the judge was not as frustrated with trump as he
i think, again, mongs the general public. now mock die hard supporters, there s always going to be a segment of the population that doesn t care. they see that as something to campaign off of. i don t think that segment is concerned with facts or evidence or the truth. but that they have a world view that is aligns with what trump is saying and they are going to continue to support him. jason, my thanks to both of you. early this morning, the senate took a big step toward funding the government and averting a partial shutdown. releasing details of a $1.7 trillion funding bill. it would fund the government through next fall and include notable provisions including the reform act and more than $40 billion in ukraine aid. the senate started the process of considering the bill today that it has to be passed by the house and the senate and signed by president biden before